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Sunan Abu Dawud 4231

Chapter: What Has Been Reported About Anklets

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4231

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ بُنَانَةَ، مَوْلاَةِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ بَيْنَمَا هِيَ عِنْدَهَا إِذْ دُخِلَ عَلَيْهَا بِجَارِيَةٍ وَعَلَيْهَا جَلاَجِلُ يُصَوِّتْنَ فَقَالَتْ لاَ تُدْخِلْنَهَا عَلَىَّ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَقْطَعُوا جَلاَجِلَهَا وَقَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏

لاَ تَدْخُلُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ جَرَسٌ ‏"

Bunanah, female client of 'Abd al-Rahman b. Hayyan al-Ansari told that when she was with 'Aishah a girl wearing little tinkling bells was brought in to her. She ordered that they were not to bring her in where she was unless they cut off her little bells. She said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The angels do not enter a house in which there is a bell.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4231) and Ahmad (No. 24859).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ بُنَانَة ) : بِضَمِّ الْمُوَحَّدَة ( مَوْلَاة عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن حَيَّان ) : بِفَتْحِ حَاء وَتَشْدِيد تَحْتِيَّة , وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ حَسَّان بِالسِّينِ الْمُهْمَلَة ( بَيْنَمَا هِيَ ) : أَيْ بُنَانَة ( عِنْدهَا ) أَيْ عِنْد عَائِشَة ( إِذْ دُخِلَ ) : بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُول ( عَلَيْهَا ) : أَيْ عَلَى عَائِشَة ( بِجَارِيَةٍ ) : أَيْ بِنْت ( وَعَلَيْهَا ) : أَيْ عَلَى الْبِنْت ( جَلَاجِل ) : جَمْع جُلْجُل بِمَعْنَى الْجَرَس ( يُصَوِّتْنَ ) : بِتَشْدِيدِ الْوَاو أَيْ يَتَحَرَّكْنَ وَيَحْصُل مِنْ تَحَرُّكهنَّ أَصْوَات لَهُنَّ ( لَا تَدْخُل الْمَلَائِكَة بَيْتًا فِيهِ جَرَس ) : قَالَ الْعَلْقَمِيّ : وَفِي مَعْنَاهُ مَا يُعَلَّق فِي أَرْجُل النِّسَاء وَآذَانهنَّ وَالْبَنَات وَالصِّبْيَان…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan حسن The hadith No. 4231
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4231
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4231

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (9177)لا تَدْخُلُ الْمَلائِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ جَرَسٌ ، وَلا تَصْحَبُ الْمَلائِكَةَ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا جَرَسٌ

On the same subject

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3924

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “The angels do not go with a travelling company in which there is a panther skin.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَصْحَبُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا جِلْدُ نَمِرٍ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 5219

"I was sitting with Salim when a caravan belonging to Umm Al-Banin passed by us, and they had bells with them. Salim narrated to Nafi' from his father, that the Prophet [SAW] said: 'The angels do not accompany a caravan that has small bells with them.' How often do you see small bells with these…

"‏ لاَ تَصْحَبُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ رَكْبًا مَعَهُمْ جُلْجُلٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ كَمْ تَرَى مَعَ هَؤُلاَءِ مِنَ الْجُلْجُلِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 1 other version

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